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Title: Influence of atomic ordering and cerium doping on magnetostrictive Fe-Al alloys

Abstract

Magnetostrictive iron-aluminum alloys can be a low-cost, mechanically stable alternative to iron-gallium and rare earth-iron alloys. The magnetostrictive performance of polycrystalline Fe-Al (alfenol) with 13–24 at. % Al was investigated, studying the role of compositional variation and thermal history. It was found that rapid cooling enhances the magnetostrictive response, and peak magnetostriction was found in Fe78Al22 by high temperature annealing followed by quenching. Synchrotron diffraction enabled a direct correlation of magnetostrictive behavior and the transition from short-range order to long-range ordered cluster domains in the material which can be suppressed by rapid cooling. Following recent success of doping Fe-Ga with rare earth elements, we investigated the influence of Ce doping on improving magnetostriction and found that Fe-Al shows negligible solubility for cerium, inhibiting potential magnetostriction enhancement. In conclusion, our results illustrate the complex interplay between phase stability, ordering, and optimized magnetostrictive response.

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  1. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
  2. Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II)
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Research Org.:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States); Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); USDOE Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program
OSTI Identifier:
2007610
Report Number(s):
LLNL-JRNL-845112
Journal ID: ISSN 0304-8853; 1068616
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC52-07NA27344; SC0012704
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 586; Journal ID: ISSN 0304-8853
Publisher:
Elsevier
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; alfenol; Fe-Al; magnetostriction; short-range order

Citation Formats

Amon, Alfred, Baker, Alexander A., Shittu, Jibril, Moore, Emily E., Kim, Eunjeong, Rietema, Connor, Henderson, Hunter B., Abeykoon, A.M. Milinda, and McCall, Scott K. Influence of atomic ordering and cerium doping on magnetostrictive Fe-Al alloys. United States: N. p., 2023. Web. doi:10.1016/j.jmmm.2023.171214.
Amon, Alfred, Baker, Alexander A., Shittu, Jibril, Moore, Emily E., Kim, Eunjeong, Rietema, Connor, Henderson, Hunter B., Abeykoon, A.M. Milinda, & McCall, Scott K. Influence of atomic ordering and cerium doping on magnetostrictive Fe-Al alloys. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmmm.2023.171214
Amon, Alfred, Baker, Alexander A., Shittu, Jibril, Moore, Emily E., Kim, Eunjeong, Rietema, Connor, Henderson, Hunter B., Abeykoon, A.M. Milinda, and McCall, Scott K. Sat . "Influence of atomic ordering and cerium doping on magnetostrictive Fe-Al alloys". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmmm.2023.171214.
@article{osti_2007610,
title = {Influence of atomic ordering and cerium doping on magnetostrictive Fe-Al alloys},
author = {Amon, Alfred and Baker, Alexander A. and Shittu, Jibril and Moore, Emily E. and Kim, Eunjeong and Rietema, Connor and Henderson, Hunter B. and Abeykoon, A.M. Milinda and McCall, Scott K.},
abstractNote = {Magnetostrictive iron-aluminum alloys can be a low-cost, mechanically stable alternative to iron-gallium and rare earth-iron alloys. The magnetostrictive performance of polycrystalline Fe-Al (alfenol) with 13–24 at. % Al was investigated, studying the role of compositional variation and thermal history. It was found that rapid cooling enhances the magnetostrictive response, and peak magnetostriction was found in Fe78Al22 by high temperature annealing followed by quenching. Synchrotron diffraction enabled a direct correlation of magnetostrictive behavior and the transition from short-range order to long-range ordered cluster domains in the material which can be suppressed by rapid cooling. Following recent success of doping Fe-Ga with rare earth elements, we investigated the influence of Ce doping on improving magnetostriction and found that Fe-Al shows negligible solubility for cerium, inhibiting potential magnetostriction enhancement. In conclusion, our results illustrate the complex interplay between phase stability, ordering, and optimized magnetostrictive response.},
doi = {10.1016/j.jmmm.2023.171214},
journal = {Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials},
number = ,
volume = 586,
place = {United States},
year = {Sat Sep 02 00:00:00 EDT 2023},
month = {Sat Sep 02 00:00:00 EDT 2023}
}

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